I have a feeling that MS will probably end up trying to rewrite some of that code for fear of "vulnerabilities".

That has always been MS's main reason given for not releasing code.....

Lol typical of MS: Vulns are circulating before the actual product comes out XD

Anyone know what exactly the code was of? Sounds like it may have been of the security areas (bad enough), I doubt it's the code of ALL of IE 7......

--ZaNkYTue, 24 Jan 2006 19:53:00 GMTdonotreply@osnews.com (ZaNkY)CommentsRE: I wonder why...http://www.osnews.com/thread?89062
http://www.osnews.com/thread?89062That has always been MS's main reason given for not releasing code.....

And where did you get that tidbit of info?

Vulns are circulating before the actual product comes out XD

If they released a beta, then it's retarded to think no one will try to exploit it. And in this case, they have. But what "vulns" are you even talking about?Tue, 24 Jan 2006 20:40:00 GMTdonotreply@osnews.com (sappyvcv)CommentsRE[2]: I wonder why...http://www.osnews.com/thread?89074
http://www.osnews.com/thread?89074Well, what reasons have MS given in the past about the reason they don't release source code and the reason they limit who has access to the source code of say, Windows?

Fear of exploits and vulns is the only reason that I've ever heard. If you know some other reasons, enlighten me

I'm not talking about any specific vulns, just speculating, if you noticed, MS didn't politely ask to take the content off, it WENT OFF, as fast as possible too. I didn't even get a look at it, not even screenshots, unless I was going to the wrong site. The only link up there is just a news article about the site being taken down. I think that MS took it down to impede vulns. Maybe it's FUD, maybe it's not.

(vulns = vulnerabilities)

--ZaNkYTue, 24 Jan 2006 21:11:00 GMTdonotreply@osnews.com (ZaNkY)CommentsRE[3]: I wonder why...http://www.osnews.com/thread?89095
http://www.osnews.com/thread?89095Well, what reasons have MS given in the past about the reason they don't release source code and the reason they limit who has access to the source code of say, Windows?

I think that MS took it down to impede vulns. Maybe it's FUD, maybe it's not.
(vulns = vulnerabilities)

Um, I'm assuming they took it down because it wasn't supposed to be up? There is nothing more to it. Anything not meant to be released is always requested to be taken down by MS. That's how corporations and most companies work, and it's fair.

You're making assumptions here and it's ridiculous because you're offering nothing behind it.Tue, 24 Jan 2006 22:01:00 GMTdonotreply@osnews.com (sappyvcv)CommentsRE: I wonder why...http://www.osnews.com/thread?89125
http://www.osnews.com/thread?89125I like kittens.Edited 2006-01-24 23:00Tue, 24 Jan 2006 23:00:00 GMTdonotreply@osnews.com (ApproachingZero)Commentsmirrored screenshots from jcxp.nethttp://www.osnews.com/thread?89134
http://www.osnews.com/thread?89134http://www.hwsw.hu/kepek/hirek/2006/01/4.PNGhttp://www.hwsw.hu/kepek/hirek/2006/01/5.PNGhttp://www.hwsw.hu/kepek/hirek/2006/01/6.PNGhttp://www.hwsw.hu/kepek/hirek/2006/01/8.PNGhttp://www.hwsw.hu/kepek/hirek/2006/01/11.PNGTue, 24 Jan 2006 23:28:00 GMTdonotreply@osnews.com (mono)CommentsOh, great -- the FOSS copycats are already at workhttp://www.osnews.com/thread?89141
http://www.osnews.com/thread?89141Copying the UI, look and feel, etc, in the name of "innovation".Wed, 25 Jan 2006 00:12:00 GMTdonotreply@osnews.com (tomcat)CommentsRE: Oh, great -- the FOSS copycats are already at workhttp://www.osnews.com/thread?89154
http://www.osnews.com/thread?89154Copying what from IE? From the looks of IE on the screenshots, there is nothing that FOSS can copy. Most of the features that is on IE is already present on other browsers, be it FOSS or not.Wed, 25 Jan 2006 01:11:00 GMTdonotreply@osnews.com (qroon)Commentsconfused???http://www.osnews.com/thread?89158
http://www.osnews.com/thread?89158I am a little confused by this article. I have been using a beta version of IE7 for a few months now. Microsoft sent it to me in my TechNet Plus subscription. I can understand the source code being something that was wrongly "leaked", but the betas for IE7 have been available for quite some time.Wed, 25 Jan 2006 01:34:00 GMTdonotreply@osnews.com (cwdrake)CommentsRE: I wonder why...http://www.osnews.com/thread?89164
http://www.osnews.com/thread?89164That has always been MS's main reason given for not releasing code.....

Really?

Most of Windows 2000 source code is "available" on P2P networks for a long long long time now. And? Nothing special has hapened.Wed, 25 Jan 2006 02:39:00 GMTdonotreply@osnews.com (gonzo)CommentsRE[2]: I wonder why...http://www.osnews.com/thread?89168
http://www.osnews.com/thread?89168Really? That's news to me. Just a year ago I heard of a guy that got Win2k source code somehow, tried to sell it, next day FBI bagged him.

What p2p are you talking about? I HIGHLY doubt that the it's the REAL source code...

Do you have any proof? I've seen many things similar, advertising that it is the source code and stuff but would highly doubt it......

--ZaNkYWed, 25 Jan 2006 02:58:00 GMTdonotreply@osnews.com (ZaNkY)CommentsRE[3]: I wonder why...http://www.osnews.com/thread?89175
http://www.osnews.com/thread?89175Zanky, you should just stop talking.Wed, 25 Jan 2006 04:07:00 GMTdonotreply@osnews.com (JonO)CommentsRE[3]: I wonder why...http://www.osnews.com/thread?89180
http://www.osnews.com/thread?89180I hate to incriminate myself, but I did see the source code. Yes, it was real. Microsoft said so. It's common knowledge that it was a small -- and possibly outdated -- portion of the codebase that was leaked.Edited 2006-01-25 04:27Wed, 25 Jan 2006 04:26:00 GMTdonotreply@osnews.com (sappyvcv)Commentsnot that impressivehttp://www.osnews.com/thread?89181
http://www.osnews.com/thread?89181Just based on the screen shots it seems that a lot of the functionality that normally resides on the window is gone or hidden. The UI seems plain and kinda ugly.Wed, 25 Jan 2006 04:27:00 GMTdonotreply@osnews.com (archeas76)CommentsRE[3]: I wonder why...http://www.osnews.com/thread?89192
http://www.osnews.com/thread?89192Actually it is true. It was all over the tech news sites but contrary to what the grandparent poster claims, exploits did arise from the release of the Win2000 source code.

http://www.technewsworld.com/story/32882.htmlWed, 25 Jan 2006 05:53:00 GMTdonotreply@osnews.com (abraxas)CommentsBuild code. Not source code.http://www.osnews.com/thread?89242
http://www.osnews.com/thread?89242The article says build code, not source code. I don't believe there was ever a source code leak, however, a RAR archive containing the latest build of IE7 is available for download online on certain sites.Wed, 25 Jan 2006 13:38:00 GMTdonotreply@osnews.com (Resolution)CommentsWho cares shithttp://www.osnews.com/thread?89245
http://www.osnews.com/thread?89245I don't understand the interest in Internet Explorer. It's just a program that really, really sucks. Even if IE7 don't suck that much, it's also commonly known that in it's actual state it isn't any better than what is out on the market, with sources available, yet!Wed, 25 Jan 2006 13:47:00 GMTdonotreply@osnews.com (Ford Prefect)Comments